World League

Cereal Jets
Spectators: 7635 (Terracing: 5727, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hadi Zamani took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Louie Mulford fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vancouver Reds's protests and gave Louie Mulford a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of S.E. Palmeiras booed when Vancouver Reds was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Louie Mulford didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Eger in the 4th minute of play forced Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Cristiano Antunes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santana Armada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santana Armada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Lindholm in the 9th minute of play. S.E. Palmeiras's Enrique Freire proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save S.E. Palmeiras from getting a goal against them. Enrique Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Niva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Freire didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 18th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. 21 minutes into the match, S.E. Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Wágner Recife came free, but Enrique Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hadi Zamani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. S.E. Palmeiras's Herbert Lindholm quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Salvador Tate, made in the 26th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Hadi Zamani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santana Armada was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 28 minutes had been played when some careless play by Vancouver Reds's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adrianinho Eger was slow to take the kick. During this time S.E. Palmeiras's players had a chance to rest. Enrique Freire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Niva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enrique Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Recife in the 35th minute of play. S.E. Palmeiras's Enrique Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Niva in the 36th minute of play. Santana Armada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hadi Zamani in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrianinho Eger in the 40th minute of play forced Vancouver Reds's goalkeeper Santana Armada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santana Armada didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hadi Zamani went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Vancouver Reds made a substitution. Roberto Perfumo replaced Louie Mulford.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Saverio Niva made a kick off. If Cristiano Antunes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54thth minute of the game Cameron Leary who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but S.E. Palmeiras's Enrique Freire was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 55 minutes into the match, S.E. Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Niva came free, but Enrique Freire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Hadi Zamani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Santana Armada. Vancouver Reds's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hadi Zamani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Hadi Zamani hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After having played for 63 minutes, Wágner Recife managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vancouver Reds's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wágner Recife was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute of the match Vancouver Reds got a corner. S.E. Palmeiras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Róbson Queirós ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Vancouver Reds's Cameron Leary getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Enrique Freire showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson Queirós in the 75th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wágner Recife in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Enrique Freire saved S.E. Palmeiras from getting behind. Enrique Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Niva, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Enrique Freire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Niva, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Santana Armada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbert Lindholm in the 84th minute of play. S.E. Palmeiras's Enrique Freire played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saverio Niva in the 87th minute of play. Enrique Freire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wágner Recife in the 96th minute of play. S.E. Palmeiras's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.